James Donaldson has revealed he’ll see a specialist next week to help pencil in his long-awaited Hull KR comeback.

The back-rower sustained an ACL injury on Good Friday last year in the win over Featherstone Rovers, and has been on a lengthy road to recovery.

Finally stepping up his involvement within the first-team set-up on the club’s warm-weather training camp in Spain this week, Donaldson is feeling energised and is gradually getting up to speed.

However, Tim Sheens remains cautious over his involvement, with no great rush for the former Bradford man to return to action.

“I’m about eight months into a nine-month recovery. I’m stepping up my training with the lads on the field now. It might be a matter of holding me back but we’ll see how things go over the next week,” Donaldson told the Mail from Spain.

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“It’s been good to get on the field and have a change of scenery, instead of looking at the same four walls in the gym for the last six months. I’m coming along nicely, it’s given me a lift.

“I’m being closely monitored. After every session I give feedback on how I’m feeling to the coaching staff and conditioners. I need to know what they’re thinking too.

“I just want the injury to be right. I’m off to Dublin next week to see a specialist. He’ll do some tests on me to see how my body is holding up so that will give me an idea of when I’ll be ready to return to play.”